Police find no evidence of Darwen rape

AN INVESTIGATION was launched after a woman claimed she was raped in an alleyway.

The 25-year-old told police that she was grabbed from behind by two men in Railway Road, in Darwen, at around 1.30am yesterday after a night out.

Forensic tests were completed and officers also carried out CCTV inquiries.

They found that there was no evidence an assault had taken place.

A spokeswoman for Lancashire Police said: “The 25-year-old woman, who had been on a night out in Darwen, alleged that on walking on Railway Road, she was grabbed by two men and held while she was sexually assaulted.

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“We had officers carrying out CCTV and forensic inquiries and there was no evidence that any offence had taken place.”

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